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Who Watches HBO's [Watchmen]?

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    bsjezz wrote: »
    Shorty wrote: »
    Gustav wrote: »
    Prometheus is not nearly as bad as reputation suggests!

    it's an overall well-made movie (aside from the score) that is making some extremely goddamn stupid assertions about humanity, religion, and especially science

    like what? to me its assertions are philosophically sound. the search for a creator (and by extension of the metaphor, grander meaning) is worthwhile even if the answers are not the ones you expect

    pretty sure i've done my dash going over this on this forum though

    Prometheus was written as Alien Engineers, a script by Jon Spaihts which you can read in it's entirety online. It is a much better movie, IMO!

    https://archive.org/stream/pdfy-9NMTSgzvy2U3U-oz/Alien-Engineers-ORIGINAL-PROMETHEUS-SCRIPT_djvu.txt

    Lindelof was brought in later to deliberately obfuscate and make the plot more mysterious, feel Lost-like. Which I feel was a bad n' dumb thing to do, but hey.

    Oh brilliant
  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    i can guarantee you that my favourite parts of prometheus aren't in the spaihts script though

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  • KetarKetar Registered User regular
    I missed out on Lost, and made it through most of S1 of The Leftovers before I decided the overwhelmingly bleak narrative was more than I wanted to deal with on a Sunday night.

    Leftovers gets considerably less bleak in season 2, once they've covered everything from the novel it's based on and begin branching out into original narrative. Season 1 is fine as long as you can handle the bleakness, but seasons 2 and 3 are where it truly becomes a well-rounded and excellent show.

  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    Gustav wrote: »
    DJ Eebs wrote: »
    wow, someone hasn't read ultimate wolverine vs hulk, I guess

    doesnt wolverine fight a magic panda in that one

    My immediate response to this was to imagine that the "magic" part was mere supposition on Wolverine's part, and it just has a scene of him brutalizing a regular panda. And now I'm laughing quietly to myself about it.

    Good times.

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  • GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    edited December 2019
    I think the partner and I’s response to loving Watchmen is to start Leftovers

    Gustav on
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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Gustav wrote: »
    I think the partner and I’s response to loving Watchmen is to start Leftovers
    Mine was to make scrambled eggs after the finale

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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    How'd it turn out?

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Pretty good! I used some leftover parmesan and gruyere so it was nice and cheesy.

    Also I have laser eyes now.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I didn't get laser eyes from the last bunch of eggs I made and I'm pretty blue about it

  • TransporterTransporter Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I didn't get laser eyes from the last bunch of eggs I made and I'm pretty blue about it

    I mean, small victories, right?

  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Gustav wrote: »
    I think the partner and I’s response to loving Watchmen is to start Leftovers

    everyone that liked this show should do this

    my preface is that the Watchmen-type shit doesn't really start kicking in until season 2, coincidentally when Regina King joins the cast

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  • pyromaniac221pyromaniac221 this just might be an interestin YTRegistered User regular
    The Leftovers is much better than Watchmen and I absolutely loved Watchmen

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  • MalReynoldsMalReynolds The Hunter S Thompson of incredibly mild medicines Registered User regular
    I eat like 20+ eggs a week now, golden ticket style.

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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    I...too have only recently started eating 20 eggs per week.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    I eat like 20+ eggs a week now, golden ticket style.

    Thats how you turn into Gaston, not Dr Manhatten, you rube, you nincompoop

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    SO I'M ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A BAAAAAAAAAARGE

  • Atlas in ChainsAtlas in Chains Registered User regular
    You two eating twenty eggs a week has given me the ability to see your future. I'm typing this message on the forum in 2019 and I'm also watching you both clutch your chests during a big grabber. I'm also listening to a doctor tell you both to stop eating 20 eggs a week.

  • ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    Oh, I think I love this show even more now that I know the Lube Man scene was an actual stunt and not cgi trickery.

  • WhiteZinfandelWhiteZinfandel Your insides Let me show you themRegistered User regular
    Oh, I think I love this show even more now that I know the Lube Man scene was an actual stunt and not cgi trickery.

    Wait what

  • ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    Oh, I think I love this show even more now that I know the Lube Man scene was an actual stunt and not cgi trickery.

    Wait what

    Regina King:
    “It was wild. It was wild just to see the guy do it. I was like, ‘Yo, that's bananas!’” King enthused. “And it was cold as shit that day. So he's out there in that polyurethane, whatever it was that he had on, and he did that, and that was amazing. … They built that little drain so that he can slide in it. But yes, that was an actual stunt.”

  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    Just finished this on Boxing Day. After a week+ of "okay, just one episode a day (excepting the Christmas Duo)", I watched episode 7 and just thought "fuck it, KEEP GOING, I GOTTA SEE IT ALL" and watched everything with a big absolute grin on my face the whole time.

    What a goddamn show. What an emotional ride.

    Regina King is the Queen of "FUCK!". Her use of that particular profanity is masterful and should be studied by linguists for decades to come.

    But seriously give her all the awards.

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    You ever think about how Regina King is called Queen King

  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    Tube wrote: »
    You ever think about how Regina King is called Queen King

    Some people’s names just fit

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    You ever think about how Rip Torn's name was Rip Torn

  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    r.i.p.

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  • DiplominatorDiplominator Hardcore Porg Registered User regular
    Different show, but "Rami Malek" translates pretty well to "Archer King."

    Although technically Rami just means a launcher in general, not necessarily specifically of arrows. So you could kinda also translate it as "Chuck." Or, I suppose, "Tosser."

  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    I'm kind of surprised by all the positive reactions in this thread! I liked a lot of this show, but the last episode seemed very bad to me, especially after episode 8 was so charming and well-executed. Every thread of the story fizzled, rushing to resolve for the sake of resolution rather than anything meaningful.

    I'd still recommend it on the strength of some of the individual scenes and episodes, though, I think. Ep 8 is almost a standalone short story.

    Leftovers is probably the best television show I've ever seen, so maybe my expectations were too high.

    Did y'all specifically enjoy the last ep?

  • KetarKetar Registered User regular
    I'm kind of surprised by all the positive reactions in this thread! I liked a lot of this show, but the last episode seemed very bad to me, especially after episode 8 was so charming and well-executed. Every thread of the story fizzled, rushing to resolve for the sake of resolution rather than anything meaningful.

    I'd still recommend it on the strength of some of the individual scenes and episodes, though, I think. Ep 8 is almost a standalone short story.

    Leftovers is probably the best television show I've ever seen, so maybe my expectations were too high.

    Did y'all specifically enjoy the last ep?

    Yes.

  • A Half Eaten OreoA Half Eaten Oreo Registered User regular
    edited December 2019
    I'm kind of surprised by all the positive reactions in this thread! I liked a lot of this show, but the last episode seemed very bad to me, especially after episode 8 was so charming and well-executed. Every thread of the story fizzled, rushing to resolve for the sake of resolution rather than anything meaningful.

    I'd still recommend it on the strength of some of the individual scenes and episodes, though, I think. Ep 8 is almost a standalone short story.

    Leftovers is probably the best television show I've ever seen, so maybe my expectations were too high.

    Did y'all specifically enjoy the last ep?

    For me the last episode was the weakest, and makes the show a bit harder to recommend blindly to people. I still overall really enjoyed watching it, it was some of the best TV I've seen this year. But the ending will keep the show from being an 'All Timer' for me.
    Veidt's knockout felt like it belonged in the different (lesser) show. Didn't love how the episode handled Trieu, Blake, Looking Glass, or the 7K (apart from Keene, I think that was good). Ambivalent on the Dr. I did mostly like Angela's scenes and quite enjoyed her scene with Will.

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  • FawstFawst The road to awe.Registered User regular
    I binged this over the past few days. Guys, I’m so fucking proud of myself for calling
    the clones with Veidt being Manhattan’s creations that he mentioned at the end of the comic
    during episode 3.

    I’m reading through all y’all’s posts and it’s really entertaining to see how spot on most of your theorizing turned out to be!

    Quick question: did we ever find out in the show who
    Lube Man
    was? Or was that revealed elsewhere? Seems like a really odd thread to introduce, let alone leave dangling completely by season’s end. I mean, I’m totally assuming it was
    Petey

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    @Fawst I highly recommend reading all the supplemental material here https://www.hbo.com/peteypedia

    But to answer your question
    yeah, it's Petey

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom try The Substance it changed my lifeRegistered User regular
    I still don't know right now if I could say either is better (Watchmen or Leftovers) but I do know I've thought about The Leftovers frequently over the last two years and I hope Watchmen has that kind of memorable longevity where seeing and reacting to the finale still feels like it just happened yesterday

  • DodgeBlanDodgeBlan PSN: dodgeblanRegistered User regular
    I loooooved everything up to episode 7 but felt that 8 and 9 weren't up to the same insanely high standards.

    Mirror Guy and Hooded Justice eps were some of my favorite episodes of anything ever.

    episode 8
    I just couldn't buy Angela falling in love with doctor manhattan. Especially after seeing her relationship with Cal that was super sweet and believable. He seemed super annoying in the bar encounter- in TV form his signature speaking style is infuriating.

    My read on Angela is a super pragmatic person who has no time for bullshit, and her being charmed by Dr Manhattan didn't feel believable to me.

    episode 9

    Felt like this episode betrayed the whole 'real people, not comic book characters' premise of the books. Everyone is monologuing, everyone is conveniently giving their opponent enough time to solve the problem.

    I did love the reveal that Ozymandias created the game warden, and his refusal of his dying request Perfect.


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  • pots+panspots+pans Registered User regular
    Watched an episode a day for the past week and a bit. Can't believe how much I enjoyed it. The first ep and the Nostalgia one were truly incredible.
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    remember how there was a character called "Pirate Jenny" and she dressed up like a pirate?

    Just FYI

  • AlphaRomeroAlphaRomero Registered User regular
    edited January 2020
    I'm up to Ep 6 and that was woven pretty perfectly that I was like "Oh shit, that's him!"
    Although it makes no sense that the more recent memories were in those pills.

    AlphaRomero on
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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    Good

  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    edited January 2020

    The only sequel should be (Ending spoilers)
    the sound of a splash and Regina King saying "motherFUCKER!"

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    But we should get a lube man spin off

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